Bag holder



J. LEICHT, JR

BAG HOLDER Oct. 28, 1930.

Original Filed March 1 9, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l a h INVENTOR. 9 5 901% 017 i BY wQh A.

ATTORNEY.

J. LEICHT. JR

' Oct. 28, 1930.

Original Filed March 19'. 1928 15 of assorted 72o tainers on the & horizontal s eleton form, comprising Reissued Oct. 28, 1930.

UNITED v s'mvrlaz's PATEN OFFICE JOHN Lmcnr, .13., or BURLINGTON, Iowa BAG HOLDER Original No. 1,728,794, dated August 6, 1929, Serial No. 262,749, filed March 19, 1928. "Applicationfor reissue filed July 18, 1930. Serial No.,468, 962.

The invention has for its object the provision of, an improved bag holder which may be supported from a store counter out of the way and carry a large supply of bags sizes within convenient reach and from which a bag of the desired size may be readily withdrawn.

Other objects and advantages will hereinafter appear. j

Reference is made to my Patent No.

1,640,084, dated August 23, 1927, upon which the present application is an improvement.

The invention consists in the novel 'construction and combination of parts as pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings illustrating an embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the bag holder; Figure 2 is a detail section of one of the conline 2-2, Figure 3; Figure 3 is a. detail plan view of one of the containers with weight therein and showing a bag in dotted lines; Figure 4 is rspective fragmentary view of a corner oint of the skeleton frame; Figure 5 is a detail view similar to Figure 3 with the weight removed; Figure 6 is a detail fragmentary front view of the apron, showing the spacers; Figure 7 is a detail end view so of the same; Figure 8 and Figure 9 are detail perspective views of the spacers; Figure 10 shows detail perspective views of the skeleton frame and the apron separate from each other, and Figure 11 is a detail perspective fragmentary view of one end portion of the bag holder supported from a standard.

In these drawings the numeral 1 designates a sup orting frame or rack of flat re rear angle bars conn cted at the ends by transverse strap bars, the angle bars being turned inwardly to provide horizontal flanges whereon the bag containers will rest. The ends of the angle bars are split at the ends and one split end turned at right angles and joined to the strap metal end and the other split part extending horizontally and affording a means whereby the erably front and 0 rack may be secured to a supporting standard.

a detail An upstanding front andv ends for the' horizontal rack is provided by a sheet-metal apron 2, consisting of a front plate and two end plates at right angles thereto, being secured in any suitable manner to said rack,

the purpose of said apron. and its particular construction being hereafter referred to.

Placed in the rack or frame l are separate containers 3 for the bags, these containers being located side by side in longitudinal series, and being supported in front and rear by the horizontal inturned flanges 4 of the front and rear frame bars of the rack'l.

These containers are graduated in size and designed to hold paper bags of assorted, sizes. Each container has side walls, a front end wall, an open top, and a bottomprovided with a slot 5 to permit the withdrawal of the bags, the latter being placed in the container with the bottom flaps 6 of the pile of bags overlying said slot, the bottom flap of the lowermost bag being exposed through said slot and being grasped and pulled when a bag is to be withdrawn, the pulling movement being downwardly through the slot 5.

It will be noted by reference to Figure 5 of the drawings that the slot 5 is T-shaped, the stem of the T extending along the median longitudinal line of the container and through substantially the entire length of the container. The slot 5 is defined by a bottom front plate 7 bounding one side of the head of the T, and two parallel spaced bottom rear plates 8, 8, spaced fromeach,

other to define the sides of the stem of the T and spaced from plate 7 to, with said front plate,

define the head of the T form slot.

The plates 8,. 8, of each container are each secured to a side of the container in an in-, clined position, being higher in rear than in front, and higher at its front end than is the upper surface of front plate .7 The degree of incline of rear bottom plates 8 is governed by the wedge shape of a pile of bags,

of a given size placed 111 the container, so"

that when the container is loaded to capacity the topmost bag will be horizontal.

The inclined position of the rear bottom plates 8 of the container causes the pile of bags therein to shift forward and down ward, coming to rest. against the forward end wall of the container, thus doing away with the, need 'of a support or wall at rear end of container to hold the bags in proper position within the container. t

The inclined position of'the rear bottom plates 8 of the container whereon restthe sides ofthe-bags, raises said sides above the bottoms of the bags the "front portions of, said bottoms overlying and being supported upon front "bottom-plate 7, said bag bottoms comprising each two: oppositely projecting flaps (land 6', of which one, namely 6, comes to rest upon said front bottom late andthe other 6, projects through the ead of the T form slot "to'thefact that :the tommrma plate 7 is located below the front end of the bottom rear plates 8, g

The flap 6 exposed and projecting through the head of'the T form slot '5' is grasped when it" is desired to remove a bag j rom th'e container. To avoid tearingwof the bags removing the same, the opposite front edges of; the plates 8, 8, are made curved or convex, at 12;

i a bag isgrasped by its bottom flap 6 and drawn downwardly through the T form slot 5, it'is engaged by the inner ed'gesof the bottom rear plates 8; 8, to bend the bag in its longitudinal center away from the next overly ng bag, this collapsing or partial folding of the bag overcoming any dhesion betweenit and the next overlying ba In or or to retard the elastic" upward movement of a pile of] bags placed in the container and to keep the pile" of bags pressed forwardly of the container, resisting backward and upward movement thereof, there is provided for each container a weight 13 designed to rest upon the pile of bags therein and comprising a rear body portion 14 designed when in lowermost po sition as shownv in Figure 2, to assume the same'or a similar inclination to that of the plates. 8, and a front portion 15 bent at an obtuse, angle with respect to said body portion and esigned to, in said lowermost position, assumea horizontal position parallel to. the front bottom plate 7.

In order to'positively resist upward movement of the front end of the weight13 and of the pile of bags compressedthereby, the front end of each'container is provided with,

a; vertical series of spaced seats or indentationslden ageable by a front projection or tooth 17 o said Weight, being similar to a rack! and pawl engagement, the pawl having sliding engagement. with the teeth of the rack, Preferabl l6 willbe formed 1 l 7 in an upright sheet metal pate 1 5, this being due mediate points along the front readily as shown I in Figure ,5,

the seats or rack teeth secured to the front inner wallof container, and having opposite spaced lat eral upstanding flanges 18, against which the forward ends of the bags abut to prevent the same from contacting with the spaced seats 16 (see Figure 3) a t The apron 2 covering the front and two ends of the rack,-being an integral member having angularly bent ends, is provided with reverselynbent upper and lower flanges providing upper and lower grooves 19, wherein advertising displa cards 20 may be inserted readily and as rea ily removed.

In; order to space difl'erent displayicards, I

- spacers 21of" double channel or U form may be slid in the grooves19, certain spacers 21.

to be of single or channel form, and located at the corners ofthe apron; and the others 2150f double'U or channel form to be located betweenthe'display cards at inter- In order to facilitatethe movement of these spacers in the grooves of the apron, each spacer mayhave out-turned lugs 22 whereby it. may be engaged and shoved toone side or the other.

The rackis designed to be eithersuspended from the ceiling or other fixed support by suitable chains 7 23 engaging the ends of the apronflZ or supported upon Suitable standards 24: adjustable or otherwiseandnlocated upon a counter or other support, the angle bars of the racks having horizontal end lugs adapted to besecured to said' standards.

The invention is of. simple construction;

capable of economical manufacture, and

will maintain a large supply of bags of assorted sizes within convenient reach of of the aprona the salesman without curtailing space required' for display or storage upon or be: neath. counter or interiering with themovement of clerks or customers.

The containers mayf be each readily removed from the rack for replenishing supply of bags when needed by withdrawing the combined rack and apron. l

The supply of bags'is ,visible at. all times through the open topsof the "containers;

the container throughthe opener-ear end of Four small size containers 3. are nested support the front portion of a bag bottom and two longitudinally inclined rear bottemplates secured to the sides ofsaidcontainer and extending upwardly to of s'aid rear end and adapted'to' support the sides of thebag', said' rear platesbeing spaced from each other and from said the top front plate to define a T-form slot the head of which underlies the rear portion of the bag bottom, the lower ends of said rear plates being located above said front plate to cause the projection through the head of said slot of the bottom flap of the rear portion of said bag bottom, the inclined bottom of said container causing the pile of bags therein to shift forwardly and downwardly against said front end wall and the uppermost bag of a pile to be horizontal. 1

2. A bag holder comprising a container having ends and sides, a front bottom plate and a longitudinally inclined rear bottom plate secured to its sides, said rear plate be- .ing spaced from said front plate to define a slot from which bags in the container may be withdrawn, the inclination of said rear plate being such that the pile of bags will be shifted forward and downward and when the container is loaded to capacity the uppermost bag will be horizontal, a weight'designed to facilitate the downward movement of bags in the container, and means engaging said weight for resisting upward movement of the forward ends of said bags.

3. A bag holder comprising a container having ends and sides, a front bottom plate and a longitudinally inclined rear bottom plate secured to its sides, said rear plate being spaced from said front plate to define a slot from which bags in the container may be withdrawn, the inclination of said rear plate being suchthat the pile of bags will be shifted forward and downward and when the container is loaded to capacity the uppermost bag will be horizontal, a weight designed to facilitate forward and downward movement of bags in the container and having a tooth and means engaging said toot-h for resisting upward movement of the forward ends of said bags and consisting of a metal plate secured to the front wall of the container and having a vertical series of spaced seats any one of which is engageable by said tooth.

4. A bag holder comprising a container having ends and sides, a front bottom plate and a longitudinally inclined rear bottom plate secured to said sides, said rear plate being spaced from said front plate to define a slot from which bags in the container may be withdrawn, the inclination of said rear plate being such that the pile of bags will be shifted forward and downward and when the container is loaded to capacity the uppermost bag will be horizontal, a weight designed to facilitate forward downward movement of bags in the container and having a tooth and means engaging said tooth for resisting upward movement of the forward ends of said bags and consisting of a metal plate secured to l the front wall of the container and having ble by the forward 

